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Taslima Nasrin
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author, secular humanist, and feminist
Taslima Nasrin is a Bangladeshi author, secular humanist, and feminist whose writing challenges religious orthodoxy and advocates for women's rights. Her work has made her a controversial and influential figure in debates about free expression, religious criticism, and gender equality in Muslim-majority societies.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Taslima Nasrin is referenced by 211 other articles, and connects out to women in Islam, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen and India.
Vinony files it under 1962 births, 20th-century atheists and 20th-century Bangladeshi women writers.
Its subject is documented across 54 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Bangladesh
- Place of birth
- Mymensingh
- Occupation
- columnist
- Languages spoken
- Bangla
- Native language
- Bangla
- Religion
- atheism
- Notable work
- Lajja
- Field of work
- essay
- Movement
- activism
- Official website
- taslimanasrin.com
- Image
- Taslima Nasrin par Claude Truong-Ngoc novembre 2013.jpg
- Residence
- New Delhi
- Political ideology
- feminism
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- Commons category
- Taslima Nasrin
- date of birth
- 1962-08-25
- name in native language
- তসলিমা নাসরিন
- start of work period
- 1973-00-00
- writing language
- Bangla
- social media followers
- 388326
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Encyclopedic overview
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Taslima Nasrin (born 25 August 1962) is a Bangladeshi-Swedish writer, physician, feminist, secular humanist, and activist. She is known for her writings on feminism and her criticism of Islam; some of her books are banned in Bangladesh. She has also been blacklisted and banished from the Bengal region, including both Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal.
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